flotation
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It is unclear whether the man was wearing a life jacket or clinging to a flotation device in the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
This could help explain why so many of those who came on Thursday swam or used flotation devices to get to Ceuta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Discarded flotation rings and clothes had been left on the shore near where the frontier barrier meets the sea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The confusion that ensued became a "catalyst" for modern regulations mandating better flotation equipment on planes and preflight briefings on how to use it, aviation safety expert John Cox told AP.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
When I first heard of this monastery I laughed out loud, but now the image of dot-com moguls scrubbing for the good of their souls presents itself as a psychic flotation device.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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